By Jim Measel
Jul 26, 2021 | 8:50 PM
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) â Needless to say, driving in Coldwater was an adventure on Monday as Michigan Department of Transportation contracted crews began the milling and paving portion of a $1-point-4 million project on U.S. 12 between Western and Michigan Avenues.
City Manager Keith Baker told the Coldwater City Council on Monday night crews are initially working on the intersections before they work on the long runs through town.
U.S. 12 is down to one lane in each direction and Baker said that will be the case for several weeks until the work is done.
Crews performed sanitary sewer repairs during the week of July 12 which forced a total shutdown of U.S. 12 for about a week.
PROJECT:
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will close and detour southbound I-675 from M-58 to the south junction of the I-75/I-675 junction to accommodate pavement and structure repairs. This work is part of an overall $10.5 million investment to improve more than 8.5 miles of concrete pavement along the I-675 corridor in Saginaw County.
This project includes work on 36 bridge and culvert structures to address steel improvements, bridge deck surfaces, railing upgrades, and painting.
TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS:
From July 28 to Aug. 27, crews will close southbound I-675 from M-58 to the south I-75/I-675 junction. Drivers should follow the posted detour via northbound I-675 and southbound I-75.
July 26, 2021
Traffic couldn’t cross the Bicentennial Bridge in Benton Harbor for several hours on Monday afternoon due to a mechanical issue. The Michigan Department of Transportation says a switch that determines whether the bridge is open or closed had to be fixed. When that switch isn’t working, the bridge isn’t working. MDOT had to bring in contractors to fix the issue. The birdge was back open to traffic before 5 p.m.
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I-196 Rebuild South of Holland to Continue By Gary Stevens
Jul 26, 2021 | 4:51 PM
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) – The second phase of the rebuild of southbound I-196 from Holland to Douglas is about to get underway.
On Monday (July 26, 2021), the Grand Rapids office of the Michigan Department of Transportation announced that, beginning on Thursday, July 29
th, more than three miles of the interstate will be renovated. The stretch of westbound I-196, from east of M-40 to just before 60
th Street, will be resurfaced, with joint replacement and a new guardrail. A similar stretch eastbound had been renovated a few years earlier.
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Michigan residents can now stay up to date on local construction with a new bridge bundling dashboard.
The Michigan Department of Transportation’s newest dashboard allows the public to track progress on local agency bridge projects.
MDOT hopes the platform will streamline and improve bridge conditions on local routes around the state.
Dan Weingarten said the conditions of the bridges across the state varies.
To access the dashboard, visit “www.michigan.gov/bridgebundling”